Why Health Insurance is no more just an option

The great irony of healthcare in India is that while the country is renowned as a low-cost destination for health treatment by foreigners; the citizens are increasingly complaining about the rising medical expenses. So, while medical tourism is booming, the common man is groaning about the costs. Sample this, a heart-surgery in one of the established hospitals in Mumbai or Delhi, can easily set you back by Rs. 10-15 lakhs and god forbid, a liver or a kidney transplant won’t cost lesser than Rs. 25 lakhs!

And not just surgery. The costs for health treatment have increased across the board over the years. Medicines, scans, regular checkups, are good our health but are definitely hurting our wallets.

If your parents have been without an insurance plan, then you must look for an appropriate Health Insurance cover immediately. Though there are limited options available in the market, you can still get a decent…

The great irony of healthcare in India is that while the country is renowned as a low-cost destination for health treatment by foreigners; the citizens are increasingly complaining about the rising medical expenses. So, while…

Listed below are some frequently committed grave errors while choosing a health insurance policy and ways to overcome them. 1. Concentrating only on the premium amount and deductible 2. Blindly deciding to buy what a…

We have analysed more than 29,000 responses from users of this tool on our website www.policyadvisor.in to gather some insights about the proportion of users looking to buy health insurance or those looking to revise…